Mashup's-Chance to show off my grandaughter.

originally uploaded by Libraryman1956.

Isn't she cute??

What's not to love?? This is my first granddaughter, Lucy Elizabeth. I took this picture the day after her 1st birthday. She is reaching for some little treat from my daughter Lia. I used the Mashup Motivator from BigHugeLab. I can see where applications like this would be great for library programs, mother's or father's day gifts, and just having fun creating things. I plan on sending this image around the world. :). It amazes me how much there is out there in the way of creativity, given the freedom that Flickr and other sites present to share and use the software applications, I think the user's imagination is the only limitation on what one can do with all of this. Bighugelabs.com also has calendars, "Press Passes", Name badges, and more. You can order prints of your creations, and of course share on your blog, upload to Flickr or save to your hard drive. I am anxious to see what everyone else has created with their mashups.

Detail Central Library-Public art

Detail Central Library relief,
originally uploaded by Libraryman1956.

Look familiar? It should for everyone that works at Central Library. This is detail of the public art on the front of the library. I have a passion or interest in Public Art. And what a great city to live in NYC. There is always some new or old Public Art to be discovered.

How many people saw The Gates? What a beautiful sight! I was all over Central Park that winter. The starkness of Central Park in the winter. The white snow, and the ! Orange ! If you did not get to see it, check out these Flickr pics. It was something to see.

Does anyone know about Tom Otterness? I will save him for a future posting.

Okay on to the next big thing!

Flickr-Thing 5

Okay so I am playing catch up. I have actually been using Flickr for a while now, just have not had a chance to blog about it. I love the community elements of Flickr. As varied as the Internet is, so is Flickr. I would imagine there is a photo group for just about every hobby, profession, town, city, country, animal, mineral, plant, or person, out there...well you get the idea. I also like the creative side of Flickr. If with Blogging everyone can be a writer, with Flickr everyone can be an artist or photojournalist.

I spent one entire Sunday afternoon organizing all of my digital photos into files and sub files on my hard drive, and I did upload a few to my Flickr account. I somehow ended up with two accounts, here is the other one. I have also added a Flickr badge in the lower right hand corner of my blog. So check out my pics. I love to take photos all around NYC and also from my road trips.

Teach your children well.(7 ½ Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners)

The best part of life long learning is playing and learning. Okay it sounds hokey, it sounds corny, but learning something new everyday is why I became a librarian, and why I stay a librarian. I am like a sponge, tell me something that interests me and I have to soak up as much information as I can find. I know that is why I took to the Internet like a duck to water, I was surfing before it was called surfing, remember gophers, telnet, FTP, and USENET. I remember (now I sound like some old geezer) when the only thing you could "pull up" were text based lists and catalogs. We were all going, "where did you go today" and "wow, I went to the catalog of the University of London". Enough of the old days. Now there is Web 2.0, so much information! I think we all tend to get overload.

The hardest part of lifelong learning for me, when learning something new, are the set backs. I often view these sometimes little problems as big problems. But I persevere.

Best part of learning something new, is using it everyday and teaching others. I love to see the smile on some one's face when something I have passed along sparks their interest.

Teach your children well

New York, New York

For a newcomer, and I would think for some or most natives, New York is an exciting place to live. Something is always going on! You never know who you may see walking down the street or WHAT you may see walking down the street.

One side theme of this blog will be to share some of my favorite sites, events, buildings, and more in New York City. I hope to build another blog for my out of town visitors that would answer some of their questions as they are planning trips to NYC.

I will also spotlight upcoming events in NYC.


Oct 6-7, Open House New York(OHNY)

Open House New York

If you have not taken part in this annual event, I highly recommend OHNY. Buildings, public spaces, art studios, and homes in all five boroughs, many that are not open to the public at any other time, are open free of charge during OHNY week-end. The full program guide to all the participating "houses" will be published in this Friday's (9/28/07) New York Times. You can also get the program from the website (After 9/28)


Check it out.

Brave Combo - The Hokey Pokey

What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about?

As I get back to blogging in preparation for our Library 2.0 learning, I had to post a video from my favorite band Brave Combo. Brave Combo started out as local club band while I was a student at the University of North Texas, then known as North Texas State University in the 1970s. Carl Finch, lead singer, was even a neighbor of mine! Didn't know him personally (I did nod knowingly when I saw him at Piggly Wiggly) I'd go see them play at the "Sandwich Break" and other venues. I would jump around and do my best faux Polka. For you see Brave Combo was known in the early days as "that crazy band who plays polka versions of Jimi Hendrix and the Rolling Stones" Good times, Good times. Over the years Brave Combo added 2 Grammys (Best Polka Album...who knew), 28 albums, and international fame (especially Japan) I added a family, twins, boy/girl, Jonathan and Lia (both Brave Combo fans!) and now a grand daughter, Lucy. And still 25+ years later I love to get out there and do the Hokey Pokey, the Chicken Dance, or just Pogo to the great sounds of Brave Combo. They have played NYC twice since I have been here, sorry to say I missed them both times! But when they come back, watch out!....you all have an open invitation to come with me and dance the night away.

Brave Combo